Bridgeport Telegram Established 1691
Bridgeport Telegram, daily newspaper at 140 Middle Street, Bridgeport Connecticut, publishes news from The Associated Press and internal departments. Subscription rates and publishing schedule are listed, with mail and circulation details and service availability extended daily, including night operations.
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Editorial Notes Reflecting on Vanity and Modern Life
A collage of aphorisms critiques aging, fame, and social norms. It laments missed chances and humor as a cure for selfishness while jabbing at trends from fashion to gender roles. The piece mocks etiquette, celebrity talk, and moral pretenses with wry observations.
Runaway Auto Warns of Hill Start Dangers in New York
A parked car on a hill rolled downhill when its brakes loosened, injuring five people and damaging a car and an elevated pillar. Officials note children may have released the brakes and urge owners to ensure brakes are engaged and to consider safety as a duty beyond pleasure or profit.
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Sentenced Sermons on Neighborly Duty and Self Reform
A compact set of maxims urges men to live with neighbors thoughtfully, guard sacred truths, and keep life worthy. It emphasizes personal responsibility, conscience, and the example one sets for a son, warning that actions may shape citizenship and fate under law.
Weather outlook for New York New England and mid Atlantic
Eastern New York experiences showers with Monday and Tuesday fair and cooler. Northern New England humid with showers Monday and warmer along the coast, Tuesday fair. Southern New England showers Monday night and Tuesday fair. temperatures steady to slightly cooler. Disturbance from Ontario to Quebec. high pressure from Nova Scotia to Bermuda. Coastal and inland showers from Mississippi valley to Atlantic coast expected. Monday overcast with showers, cooler Tuesday. winds shift from southeast to fresh and strong by Monday night. Moderate to fresh south winds off the mid Atlantic coast turning strong near Hatteras. High and low tide times provided.
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Weston Motorcyclist Captures Four Bandits In One Go
A Weston Massachusetts motorcycle officer singlehandedly stopped four bandits mid-robbery in a lonely area. The incident sparks debate on motorcycle versus foot patrols, noting each method’s advantages in speed range and surprise, and suggesting possible cooperation between both forces for best results.
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A Heroic Mother in Brooklyn Rescues Two Children
A Brooklyn woman rushed into a burning home twice with her hair and clothing on fire to save her two children, showing courage comparable to medal recipients. The incident highlights a courageous rescue by a mother facing extreme danger.
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Brooklyn
Courage of a mother in perilous fire rescues loved ones
A dramatic description extols a heroine who, amid flames and danger, keeps focus on her family’s safety. It reflects on public fascination with acts of heroism and the noble sacrifice of one person willing to risk life for another, especially when the rescuer is a frantic mother.
TIPPING OCEAN STEWARDS
The article discusses a United States Comptroller General ruling limiting tips to five dollars for cabin and dining room stewards on seagoing posts. Reactions vary among travelers and stewards, with personal judgment continuing to drive gratuities and no universal standard expected to emerge.
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The Rum Blockade
The article notes intensified actions by Federal Revenue officials to disrupt rum fleets off our shores. It asserts the government’s policy is the most aggressive yet and questions its impact on foreign organizations profiting from the trade, highlighting the campaign as a major challenge for rum sellers.
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Growing Your Own Garden Payoff in Health and Taste
The U S Department of Agriculture finds that careful planning and growing family favorites at home increases intake of beneficial vegetables. Home gardens provide fresh, handy produce, boosting vitamins and offering variety as crops mature. The moral is clear: it pays to grow your own.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Political Pointers From Ninth District GOP Carnival Opens Today
Carnival of the Ninth District Republican club runs to May 16 with the mayor and city officials on hand. The Tenth District GOP may name Alderman Forker successor. Louis A Abriola is expected to win Bakers vacancy. Sixth District Democrats tout a $206 reserve while some Republicans report good bank balances. City Hall mourns Auditor Bernard Keating with black drape and brief memorials. General Assembly may back annexation of West Hartford or let it die. Brockline and Hartford fear union echoes persist. Rumors say James Glynn may pursue U.S. Senate in 1928.
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The Peddler and the Village Fight Over Taxed Goods
A peddler hawks shiny goods in a town while Mick and Brown push a grand shopfront. The crowd, led by Bruip and Shawn, cheerfully fund schools, bands, and teachers but fear rising taxes as the tax collector nears. The scene echoes a classic urban struggle between vendors and civic duty.
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The Mud Pie Season by Anne Camp.ELE
A poem about kitchen mischief and a sunny girl who hides pots and pans in the yard A child with dusty hands and hair promises to return them though grownups tease her The piece playfully laments items misplaced and the recurring chaos of domestic spills and baking adventures.
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Maplewood Dean to Speak at Maplewood High
The Maplewood Parent-Teacher Association hosts a regnar meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3:45 at the Junior High. Constancy L Shermod and Mrs Clarence Hayen will sing groups of songs, and Margery Grant, dean of girls at Bridgepom High, will speak on Mothers and Daughters. The talk targets mothers of seventh and eighth graders preparing to enter high school.
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Maplewood Parent-Teachan Association
Constancy L Shermod
Clarence Hayen
Margery Grant
Bridgepom High School
Redden to preside at Catholic men's meeting
State Senator Willan A Redden, president of the Bridgeport Council of Catholic men, will preside at a meeting in the Community house 224 Washington avenue at Boclock. Before business opens, the advisory board will meet. The session will discuss plans for a membership drive to be launched soon, secretary Robert Bryno said last night and urged broad attendance.
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Bridgeport Council of Catholic Men
Washington Avenue
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The Fun Shop and The Rach to Nome Parody Skits
A humorous page of clippings includes a comic about The Fun Shop manager chiding Miss Slims for entertaining too many callers during business hours and a spoof titled The Rach to Nome featuring Balto the hero dog in a typhus scare and a dogsled rescue tale with punchy verse and misadventures.
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Unpublished Letters From Famous Men to Queen Elizabeth
A historical fragment shows Sir Walter Raleigh appealing to Queen Elizabeth for help with his tailor bill. He laments poverty and asks for benevolent aid, recalling a moment where he laid his cloak in the mud for her to tread upon.
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Wally the Mystic and the Trouble in Eyesight
A quirky reader poem features Wally the Mystic answering questions and a narrator named Marie with double vision. The piece contrasts love woes and optical illusions, ending with editor’s note about humor submissions to Fun Shop at Bridgeport Telegram. The section also mentions Balto and Paul Revere poems and invites original humor verses for payment.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Sure Things in Finance and the Rain Maker Idea
The essay critiques widespread investment scams and the California rain-maker scheme promising profits if it rains. It examines insurance concepts, potential gains for farmers, and the risks of overstatement, with reflections on ethics, accountability, and the profession’s image. It also notes Miss Florence Rena Sabin’s election to the National Academy of Sciences and her upcoming move to the Rockefeller Institute.
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The Moral Influence of Money in Society
Dr. Fra Money argues that money drives almost all moral activity because people must earn to live and to contribute to the community. He cites the need to work for pay as the basis of service and morality, noting figures like Henry Ford and the role of debt and obligation in true morality.
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Treasury plans large increase in paper money
Washington reports the treasury plans to print far more currency next year than ever before. Orders for 200000 009 sheets of paper for eight-note currency will push the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to maximum capacity starting July 1. An additional 2,700,000 sheets already ordered will be delivered in three weeks as part of a large program to bolster currency reserves.
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Currency Shift Dampens Use of Small Denominations
In the era described, smaller denomination coins and notes fall out of daily circulation as higher value bills gain prominence. The dollar lot and larger denomination money are used more, leading to rapid wear of the older coins and notes.
Society Girl Weds New York Jewel at Greenwich Home
Miss Catherine Carter daughter of prominent Greenwich society figures wed Payfo Kingsville of Dallas Texas in Christ Episcopal church. Rev George Thompson presided. A reception followed at the bride’s home. The couple will honeymoon this week and reside in New York City. The groom is a jeweler with a shop in New York. Maid of honor Stella Flato. bridesmaids Grace Heys Ann Fete Catherine Dabst Lori Jane Squibb. Best man Tul lan Carter. ushers from Greenwich and New York City.
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Thieves Fail Trying to Enter Two Stores
Thieves failed in two attempts to enter stores yesterday as rear windows were broken. No theft was reported. Detective Bureau reports and statements from David Hatfield of 238 John Street and an employee of Wilson and Russini at 1095 Broad Street are noted.
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Milford Man Robbed of $26 by Six Assailants
Anthony Kareinias, 21, of Mount Avenue Milford, reported to police Jerday morning that six men assaulted him and robbed him of $26 after he left a route on Booth Avenue, with the assailants pursuing him.
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